Happy Columbus Day! Hope you're enjoying it. We had a two hour early dismissal today and a teacher work session, so today was very productive!
We had a little lesson in creativity during math today! I read the book "Galimoto" by Karen Lynn Williams. If you haven't read this, I definitely recommend it. It's a Reading Rainbow book about a boy named Kondi. Throughout the story, Kondi collects pieces of wire, which he later uses to create a "Galimoto", a toy car. In the end of the story, Kondi is dreaming about other things he can make using the pieces of wire.
After reading the story, I gave each student four pipe cleaners to create their own "Galimotos". Since it was a shortened day, I just gave the students time to explore and create with their pipe cleaners. As an extension, you could have students draw and write about their "Galimoto" creations.
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